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Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 

385.214). Anyone filing a motion to 

intervene or protest must serve a copy 

of that document on the Applicant. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

deadline for filing protests with regard 

to the applicant’s request for blanket 

authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of 

future issuances of securities and 

assumptions of liability, is September 

16, 2015. 

The Commission encourages 

electronic submission of protests and 

interventions in lieu of paper, using the 

FERC Online links at http://

www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic 

service, persons with Internet access 

who will eFile a document and/or be 

listed as a contact for an intervenor 

must create and validate an 

eRegistration account using the 

eRegistration link. Select the eFiling 

link to log on and submit the 

intervention or protests. 

Persons unable to file electronically 

should submit an original and 5 copies 

of the intervention or protest to the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 

20426. 

The filings in the above-referenced 

proceeding are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system by 

clicking on the appropriate link in the 

above list. They are also available for 

electronic review in the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room in Washington, 

DC. There is an eSubscription link on 

the Web site that enables subscribers to 

receive email notification when a 

document is added to a subscribed 

docket(s). For assistance with any FERC 

Online service, please email 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call 

(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Dated: August 27, 2015. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL 9933–44–Region 6] 

Notice of Proposed Administrative 

Settlement Pursuant to the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice; request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

122(i) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act, as 

amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 

9622(i), notice is hereby given of a 

proposed administrative settlement 

concerning the Malone Service 

Company Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’), Texas 

City, Galveston County, Texas. 

This Settlement requires the three (3) 

settling parties to pay a total of $535,273 

as payment of response costs to the 

Hazardous Substances Superfund. The 

settlement includes a covenant not to 

sue pursuant to section 107 of CERCLA, 

42 U.S.C. 9607. 

For thirty (30) days following the date 

of publication of this notice, the Agency 

will receive written comments relating 

to this notice and will receive written 

comments relating to the settlement. 

The Agency will consider all comments 

received and may modify or withdraw 

its consent to the settlement if 

comments received disclose facts or 

considerations which indicate that the 

settlement is inappropriate, improper, 

or inadequate. The Agency’s response to 

any comments received will be available 

for public inspection at 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 2, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement 

and additional background information 

relating to the settlement are available 

for public inspection at 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. A 

copy of the proposed settlement may be 

obtained from Cynthia Brown at 1445 

Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733 

or by calling (214) 665–7480. Comments 

should reference the Malone Service 

Company, Superfund Site, Texas City, 

Galveston County, Texas, and EPA 

Docket Number 06–05–14, and should 

be addressed to Cynthia Brown at the 

address listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: IJung Chiang, Assistant Regional 

Counsel, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, 

Texas 75202–2733 or call (214) 665– 

2160. 

Dated: August 25, 2015. 

Ronald Curry, 

Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0273; FRL–9931–70] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 

document announces that EPA is 

planning to submit an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). The 

ICR, entitled: ‘‘TSCA Section 5(a)(2) 

Significant New Use Rules for Existing 

Chemicals’’ and identified by EPA ICR 

No. 1188.12 and OMB Control No. 

2070–0038, represents the renewal of an 

existing ICR that is scheduled to expire 

on July 31, 2016. Before submitting the 

ICR to OMB for review and approval, 

EPA is soliciting comments on specific 

aspects of the proposed information 

collection that is summarized in this 

document. The ICR and accompanying 

material are available in the docket for 

public review and comment. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 2, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0273, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: Document Control Office 

(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

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dockets generally, is available at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Jeffrey 

Taylor, Chemical Control Division 

(7405–M), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (202) 564–8828; 

email address: taylor.jeffrey@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA 

specifically solicits comments and 

information to enable it to: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility. 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimates of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

4. Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. In 

particular, EPA is requesting comments 

from very small businesses (those that 

employ less than 25) on examples of 

specific additional efforts that EPA 

could make to reduce the paperwork 

burden for very small businesses 

affected by this collection. 

II. What information collection activity 

or ICR does this action apply to? 

Title: TSCA Section 5(a)(2) Significant 

New Use Rules for Existing Chemicals. 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1188.12. 

OMB control number: OMB Control 

No. 2070–0038. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on July 31, 2016. 

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information, unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. The OMB control numbers for 

EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR), after 

appearing in the Federal Register when 

approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, 

are displayed either by publication in 

the Federal Register or by other 

appropriate means, such as on the 

related collection instrument or form, if 

applicable. The display of OMB control 

numbers for certain EPA regulations is 

consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: Section 5 of the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) provides 

EPA with a regulatory mechanism to 

monitor and, if necessary, control 

significant new uses of chemical 

substances. Section 5 authorizes EPA to 

determine by rule (i.e., a significant new 

use rule or SNUR), after considering all 

relevant factors, that a use of a chemical 

substance represents a significant new 

use. If EPA determines that a use of a 

chemical substance is a significant new 

use, section 5 requires persons to submit 

a significant new use notice (SNUN) to 

EPA at least 90 days before they 

manufacture, import, or process the 

substance for that use. 

EPA uses the information obtained 

through this collection to evaluate the 

health and environmental effects of the 

significant new use. EPA may take 

regulatory actions under TSCA section 

5, 6 or 7 to control the activities for 

which it has received a SNUR notice. 

These actions include orders to limit or 

prohibit the manufacture, importation, 

processing, distribution in commerce, 

use or disposal of chemical substances. 

If EPA does not take action, section 5 

also requires EPA to publish a Federal 

Register notice explaining the reasons 

for not taking action. This information 

collection addresses the reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements inherent in 

TSCA section 5 significant new use 

rules. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

part 721). Respondents may claim all or 

part of a notice confidential. EPA will 

disclose information that is covered by 

a claim of confidentiality only to the 

extent permitted by, and in accordance 

with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 

and 40 CFR part 2. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 16.3 hours per 

response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

The ICR, which is available in the 

docket along with other related 

materials, provides a detailed 

explanation of the collection activities 

and the burden estimate that is only 

briefly summarized here: 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this ICR 

are companies that manufacture, 

process, import, or distribute in 

commerce chemical substances or 

mixtures. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 6. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1.1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

1,025 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$100,595. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $ 100,595 and an 

estimated cost of $ 0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is a net increase of 289 hours 

in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

This increase reflects EPA’s updating 

the number of affected sites (from 4.24 

to 6.06 per year), the average number of 

SNUNs submitted annually (from 7 

SNUNs to 10 SNUNS per year), 

recalculating the average number of 

chemicals per SNUR (7 chemicals to 8 

chemicals), and correcting rounding 

errors in the burden estimate for 

completing a SNUN, (92.2 hours to 

91.68 hours), and rule familiarization 

(0.83 hours to 0.82 hours). Details about 

these changes are found in the 

Supporting Statement. This change is an 

adjustment. 

IV. What is the next step in the process 

for this ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

appropriate. The final ICR package will 

then be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal 

Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the 

submission of the ICR to OMB and the 

opportunity to submit additional 

comments to OMB. If you have any 

questions about this ICR or the approval 

process, please contact the technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Dated: August 6, 2015. 

James Jones, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

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